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#AA509F Color

#AA509F is rgb(170, 80, 159) in RGB, hsl(307, 36%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 6%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Crayola) (#963D7F), visibly different at ΔE 10.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA509F
HEX#AA509F
RGBrgb(170, 80, 159)
HSLhsl(307, 36%, 49%)
HSVhsv(307, 53%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 6%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.153 332.2)
LABlab(48.00% 45.39 -25.92)
LCHlch(48.00% 52.27 330.27)

What #AA509F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AA509F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AA509F Channel Values

How #AA509F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 80 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 36% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 53% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 6% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.82:1 vs white · 4.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA509F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA509F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA509F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA509F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AA509F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA509F.

How #AA509F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AA509F
Protanopia#67679F
Protanomaly#875E9F
Deuteranopia#78789D
Deuteranomaly#8F6A9E
Tritanopia#A35F5F
Tritanomaly#A6597E
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA509F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aa509f: #AA509F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA509F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa509f': '#AA509F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.314, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_aa509f">#AA509F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA509F"

More Pink Colors

#AA509F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA509F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA509F?

#AA509F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(170, 80, 159) in RGB and hsl(307, 36%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Crayola) (#963D7F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.6.

What is the RGB value of #AA509F?

#AA509F is rgb(170, 80, 159) — red 170, green 80, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA509F?

#AA509F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 6%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA509F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA509F scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA509F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA509F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 18.29, which is visibly different.

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